Most Primary Schools are closed and it is summer camp season. For kids interested in music, drumming in particular, Music World One Drummers Fever ’99, opened in Orange Walk yesterday. Twenty-five children between the ages of seven and nine signed up for two weeks of lessons from eight senior drum instructors. According to the camp’s […]
It will be a benefit concert with more than a cause; it will display the talent of young Belizeans. This Thursday’s benefit recital, which will be held at the Bliss Institute, features the talent of young Belizean musician Daniela Gongora accompanied by Julietta Burrowes on piano. Proceeds from the concert will be donated to Gongora, […]
Prime Minister Said Musa is joining the leaders of 47 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean for the first joint summit with the European Union this week in Brazil. The meeting in Rio de Janeiro today and tomorrow will examine political, economic and cultural issues to promote human rights and regional integration. The European […]
An arts and craft exhibition was held this week at the Bishop Sylvester Memorial Center to mark the end of St. John’s Cathedral Week. Primary school students showed off their arts and crafts which were exhibited last month in the Festival of Arts. According to St. John’s Lower School Principal, Joy Ross, several other Anglican […]
This weekend the Belize Arts Council has a special event you and your family may want to attend. The event is a dance exhibition featuring Cuban and American dancers including members of the talented Belize National Dance Company. There will also be musical performances. According to Gregory Vernon, Dance Coordinator for the Arts Council they […]
It might not be punta rock but it surely is Belizean. Two artists, “Supa P” and “Gambino” have released their first cassette together. The release features a mixture of reggae and rap in eight songs. Supa P “When I was much younger I got caught up in the negative vibes. I used to gang bang […]
In December Belizeans were shocked to hear that a young and vocal activist for Maya rights had died suddenly at his home in the Toledo District. Although it appeared as if Julian Cho had fallen from the roof of his home by accident, his family, in particular his wife Maggie, believed he had been the […]
Although the Children’s Festival of Arts may be over, twinkling little music stars are still performing, not for gold this time but to help their teacher. Fransin Murillo, who privately teaches music, will be holding a concert to raise money to attend a level one course at the Canada Kingston Conservatory. News Five caught up […]
Things are going pretty well these days for music sensation Chico Ramos. He’s got a new CD, has settled an old dispute with Banda Blanca of Honduras and is looking forward to a US tour in July. Ramos stopped by News Five today to give us a sample of his 6th production in nine years […]
Wildlife hits the streets of Belize City tonight, courtesy of the latest art exhibit at the Bliss Institute. Terryl Godoy, the “Man at Work,” showcases his vast talent in “Wild Life and Street Scenes Exhibition.” News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Terryl Godoy, Artist “I have given myself this name, “Man at Work” at least about […]
The Governor General Sir Colville Young will represent Belize at the inauguration of the new president of South Africa. Thabo Mbeki will be sworn in on June 16th. The Governor General is being accompanied by Captain David Jones. Cabinet Secretary Robert Leslie is the acting G.G. during Sir Colville Young’s absence. Outgoing President Nelson Mandela […]
The winners of a contest held in memory of broadcaster and comedian George McKesey have been announced. LOVE FM radio station, which sponsored the story telling contest to help revive this dying art, says there was a tie for first place between Kiwana Williams of Gwen Lizarraga High School and Shawn Gonzalez and Leticia Gill […]
Three up and coming musicians will be leaving the country to attend the Interlochen Arts Camp. The camp, which has been named one of the top 25 in the United States by Family Life Magazine, attracts two thousand students from thirty countries every year. Natasha Young, will study classical violin and piano, Leah Flowers will […]
In an effort to contribute positively to the Dangriga community, the Punta Rebels band will be holding a series of concerts at the various parks beginning tonight at the Benguche Park. They also plan to bring all the Dangriga bands together to hold a fundraiser to buy a TV and VCR for the children’s ward […]
On Sunday June 20, thirty-three swimmers will brave the waters from St. George’s Caye to Belize City to raise funds and awareness about cancer in Belize. Members of Swim Across Belize Outstanding Relief, SABOR are spearheading the effort with help from Belize City Rotary and the Belize Audubon Society. While most of the swimmers, the […]
The children of Stella Maris School got a pleasant musical treat this afternoon, from the Fiddlers on the Reef, the chamber group that is performing for it’s seventh year in Belize. Arreini Palacio reports. The five professional musicians who play for the Pacific Symphony Orchestra of Southern California, are bringing free classical music concerts to […]
In its 1998 manifesto the People’s United Party promised to create 15 thousand jobs during its five-year term of office. We don’t pretend to know about the other 14,999, but one man few people ever expected to see back on the government payroll has surfaced in a big way. Word is that Delroy Cuthkelvin, the […]
Usually when you hear the word Fahrenheit you probably think of the hot summer temperatures, but Fahrenheit has a new meaning in the music world. The jazz and blues CD, which was released early this year in New York, features the music of Belizean saxophonist Ronald Clarke. Clarke, who has his roots deep in the […]
In an effort to raise funds for their new library and showcase many cultural, educational and economic activities of Dangriga, the Town Board held their annual Griga Fest this weekend. The two-day event featured young performers as well as information booths and other attractions. The Prime Minister who opened the event on Friday said the […]
The “Fiddlers on the Reef” are back. After a two-year absence the members of the ensemble which is part of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra in Southern California are once again touring Belize to expose schoolchildren to classic music. Since their arrival on June first the fiddlers have performed for the children in the Stann Creek, […]
Minister of Sugar Industry, Local Government and Latin American Affairs, Florencio Marin, attended the inauguration ceremonies for the newly elected President of El Salvador Licenciado Francisco Guillermo Flores Perez. Thirty-nine years old Perez is the third consecutive arena party candidate to win El Salvador’s presidential elections. Accompanying Marin to the ceremonies on June 1st were […]
They aren’t fancy new pickup trucks or motorcycles, but the donation of six typewriters to the police department from Belize Courts Limited, will be an equally big help to the members of the force who have to do the mountains of paperwork. Violet Williams, Secretary, Police Department “Well there were sometimes when our machines needed […]
Although they are still wrapping up the Festival of Arts, the Belize Arts Council is also preparing for the second Instrumental Music Camp. The camp will run from July fifth to the ninth at Trinidad Farm on the Northern Highway. Music Coordinator, Luis Chan, says this year the musical experience will be a real toe […]
While there’s a lull in the action tonight, tomorrow night the Bliss will be packed once again with proud parents, teachers and the little brothers and sisters of Belize’s youngest performing artists. From the 3rd to the 5th of June the very best of the Belize District Festival of Arts will be highlighted. And even […]
Tonight the Belize Audubon Society is holding its annual general meeting at the Radisson Fort George. But while the election of the new executive, the annual report and remarks by Minister of Economic Development will proceed as scheduled, members will no doubt be a little somber with the passing this weekend of one of their […]
